Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

Cedar Rapids Editor And His Reports From Hell

“I am hating war and the conditions which make it possible more as each day goes by, and I hated it strongly before I even left America.” Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall was writing from the front lines of France in 1916.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 5 Aug 2017

Cedar Rapids Editor And His Reports From Hell

Homemakers Learn Time-saving Tips In 1924

“I always know everyone is enjoying the dinner if nothing is said,” an Iowa homemaker said. “If it isn’t all right I hear about it.” It would have been

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 29 Jul 2017

Homemakers Learn Time-saving Tips In 1924

Best Corn 107 Years Ago Yields Silver Basket and Gasoline Engine

“Go away from town and get the news,” Collier’s Magazine advised its readers in 1910. With that in mind, the magazine traveled to an Iowa farm to feature a

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 22 Jul 2017

Best Corn 107 Years Ago Yields Silver Basket and Gasoline Engine

Iowa Town Marshal Plans Bank Robbery in 1897

The residents of Eldon, Iowa, couldn’t believe what they were hearing. One of their most respected citizens had been arrested for the robbery of the local bank. But it

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 15 Jul 2017

Iowa Town Marshal Plans Bank Robbery in 1897

Northeast Iowa's Centennial Flood Of 1876

The body of 10-year-old Minnie Bowers was found lodged in a pile of mud and debris. She was one of over 40 people who died in the flood of 1876 that swept through northeast Iowa wiping out the tiny hamlet of Rockdale near Dubuque.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 8 Jul 2017

Northeast Iowa's Centennial Flood Of 1876

President Grant Delivers Lengthy Speech In Iowa

Loudly applauding crowds of people filled the “gaily decorated” streets of Des Moines on September 29, 1875, as President Ulysses S. Grant arrived for the reunion of the Army of the Tennessee, according to the Union (Missouri) Record.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 1 Jul 2017

President Grant Delivers Lengthy Speech In Iowa

Vilhjalmur Stefansson: Arctic Explorer, Reindeer Expert, Iowa Grad

New York City in 1919 was home to quite a few University of Iowa grads; and on Saturday night, December 27, a reunion was held at the English Tavern on East 41st Street. Vilhjalmur Stefansson was there to join the group in singing “Old Gold” and to hear Dr. William B. Guthrie, president of the New Y

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 24 Jun 2017

Vilhjalmur Stefansson: Arctic Explorer, Reindeer Expert, Iowa Grad

The Heroine Of Hot Springs' Iowa Connection

“She emptied her revolver into the elk and laid him low at her horse’s feet,” a Massachusetts newspaper described how an Iowa woman named Maggie Foreman brought down the “king of the mountains.” It was the summer of 1879; and Maggie, a Chariton, Iowa, resident was visiting her sister and brother-in-

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 17 Jun 2017

The Heroine Of Hot Springs' Iowa Connection

Change Of Luck For Unlucky Jim In Iowa History

Button making factories could be found in towns all along the Mississippi River in 1909. Muscatine was known as the “Pearl Button Capital of the World.”

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 10 Jun 2017

Change Of Luck For Unlucky Jim In Iowa History

Khaki Suits, Gingham Dresses Replace Collars, Silk Stockings In Clear Lake, Iowa

For the grand price of $1.50 the St. Paul & Des Moines Railroad took passengers from Union Depot in Des Moines to the “Best Place on Earth,” otherwise known as Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1910.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 3 Jun 2017

Khaki Suits, Gingham Dresses Replace Collars, Silk Stockings In Clear Lake, Iowa

An Iowan's Colorful Tale Of Capturing Jefferson Davis

On fliers posted across the South in 1865 the U.S. government promised a reward of $100,000 to “any person or persons who will apprehend and deliver Jefferson Davis” to authorities. The president of the Confederacy was on the run with his family and some of his Confederate officials.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 27 May 2017

An Iowan's Colorful Tale Of Capturing Jefferson Davis

The Rise And Fall Of Stagecoaches In Iowa

In the 1850s little boys wanted to be stagecoach drivers when they grew up. Perched high on the seat, in control of a team of high-spirited horses, racing through the countryside—a stagecoach driver’s job looked pretty glamorous to the typical 10 year old.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 20 May 2017

Cedar Rapids Editor And His Reports From Hell

Homemakers Learn Time-saving Tips In 1924

Best Corn 107 Years Ago Yields Silver Basket and Gasoline Engine

Iowa Town Marshal Plans Bank Robbery in 1897

Northeast Iowa's Centennial Flood Of 1876

President Grant Delivers Lengthy Speech In Iowa

Vilhjalmur Stefansson: Arctic Explorer, Reindeer Expert, Iowa Grad

The Heroine Of Hot Springs' Iowa Connection

Change Of Luck For Unlucky Jim In Iowa History

Khaki Suits, Gingham Dresses Replace Collars, Silk Stockings In Clear Lake, Iowa

An Iowan's Colorful Tale Of Capturing Jefferson Davis

The Rise And Fall Of Stagecoaches In Iowa

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